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Bangla Press Desk: Ankit Yadav, a seafarer from India, has been stuck on a boat at an inland Iranian port for about 2-1/2 weeks, surviving with his three fellow mariners on limited rations of to...
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Ema Alice: Andrew Cuomo continues to lead the Democratic primary for mayor, with one week left, but the gap between the former governor and top rival Zohran Mamdani is shrinking, according to a new poll from the Marist Institute for Publi...
Bangla Press Desk: Conflicts and related fatalities have more than tripled since the early 2000s, fueling extreme poverty, the World Bank said Friday. Economies in fragile and conflict-affected regions have become "the epicenter of g...
Noman Sabit: President Trump on Sunday suggested regime change could be possible in Iran if the current one is “unable to MAKE IRAN GREAT AGAIN.” “It’s not politically correct to use the term, ‘Regime Change,’ but if the cu...
Bangla Press Desk: An explosive-laden car rammed into a Pakistani military convoy on Saturday in a town near the Afghan border, killing at least 13 soldiers, sources said. Four Pakistani intelligence officials and a senior local admi...
Minara Helen: President Trump on Monday announced the parameters of a ceasefire between Israel and Iran that he says was “fully agreed” to and will begin to be phased in six hours from now. Trump expressed confidence that the end of...
Bangla Press Desk: Asian shares gained and oil prices were down Tuesday, as fears of an energy market shock eased following US President Donald Trump's announcement of a ceasefire between Iran and Israel. Investors were relieved that Iran did not...
Bangla Press Desk: As night falls in Israel's coastal city of Tel Aviv, hundreds make the familiar descent into the depths of the metro to escape the latest salvo of Iranian missiles. For those with no safe shelters near their homes,...
Bangla Press Desk: Iran's foreign minister said Tuesday Tehran did not intend to continue its strikes if Israel stopped its attacks, hours after US President Donald Trump announced a staggered ceasefire to bring about an "official end"...
Abu Sabet: President Trump’s strategy of playing both sides is coming into question as he fumed over Israel and Iran’s continued fighting while demanding peace in the region. The president was so frustrated Tuesday morning he dropped...
Bangla Press Desk: Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo signed a peace agreement Friday in Washington to end fighting that has killed thousands, with the two countries pledging to pull back support for guerrillas -- and President...
Noman Sabit: New York City Mayor Eric Adams (D) on Friday said his focus is his own campaign, brushing off talks of former Gov. Andrew Cuomo potentially launching an independent bid. “I don’t focus on what other candidates are doing....
Bangla Press Desk: US President Donald Trump said on Friday he believes it is possible that a ceasefire in the Gaza conflict between Israel and Iran-backed Hamas militants will be reached within a week. Trump, at an Oval Office event...
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